Sonho de Agrestina

Last night I lay down
When I fell asleep, I dreamed
And in the dream I saw
When Agrestina arrived

When she arrived, she sat
By the side of my bed
Of her sorrowful drama
A little she revealed to me

In the dream, she said this
Don’t be afraid of me
My flesh has met its end
For death comes just once

I’m here with you all
To whom I’m a great friend
And whoever killed me
One day will pay for what they did

She said with a tearful face
Keep my leather hat
As a memory for Zé de Louro
Jacaréu and Manelzinho

And to compadre Macalzinho
Tell him it would be a shame
If he saw my scene
Me dying all alone

At that moment I remembered
You all I used to play with
And the calls I would let out
At the rodeos I went to

But I couldn’t shout
In that sad distress
Seeing that my heart
Didn’t deserve that

The enemy struck
And others mocked me
And I, poor, couldn’t
Defend myself from that

Seeing my blood flow
I realized I was dead
And to give you comfort
In a dream, I came to say

I said: Tell Expedito
To tell Manelzito
That the most distressing moment
I just got through

I didn’t think I’d end up
With no defense at all
Only the bones remain
For anyone who wants to visit

For the people who come and go
In Serra da Russa there’s
A stain of blood too
That as a memory I left

And the tears I shed
As a sign of farewell
In the last moments of life
In the corner where I ended

She said: Go quickly
Sing this tune and ask
Since no one cares
I don’t know what’s going on

Helping you, you come
Don’t get mad at the work
Tell the men that my blood
Is Brazilian too

But my blood is unpunished
That Jesus in heaven gathers
And fate punishes one day
For I trust in Him

They humiliated His life
By sending Him from Caifás
And I suffered much more
Humiliation than He did

Even my eyes burst
And after they killed me
Then they threw my body
Into a deep abyss

In a place so in this world
Similar to a grave
That only vultures prove
That it’s part of the world

Everything I possessed
Ended that day
Also the last agony
I went through and I’m at rest

I was a great friend to the cattle
With whom I could have fun
And now to God I’ll ask
To forgive my sins

At that moment I woke up
From the bed and got up
I looked and only saw
A woman who was sleeping

A cold breeze blew
Gentle, calm, sweet, and fine
Dreaming of Agrestina
I wrote this poetry

A cold breeze blew
Gentle, calm, sweet, and fine
Dreaming of Agrestina
I wrote this poetry